diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c31b776a..539bb489 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -319,9 +319,6 @@ nova_network_services:
     use_forwarded_for: True
     metadata_proxy_enabled: True
     ovs_bridge: alubr0
-  calico:
-    use_forwarded_for: True
-    metadata_proxy_enabled: False
   nsx:
     use_forwarded_for: True
     metadata_proxy_enabled: True
diff --git a/tasks/drivers/kvm/nova_compute_kvm.yml b/tasks/drivers/kvm/nova_compute_kvm.yml
index f0be3cd7..cb663200 100644
--- a/tasks/drivers/kvm/nova_compute_kvm.yml
+++ b/tasks/drivers/kvm/nova_compute_kvm.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
     mode: "0600"
   when:
     - _nova_qemu_conf | length > 0
-      or nova_network_type == 'calico'
   notify: Restart libvirt-bin
   tags:
     - nova-config
diff --git a/templates/qemu.conf.j2 b/templates/qemu.conf.j2
index ba79ec8d..117fddbf 100644
--- a/templates/qemu.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/qemu.conf.j2
@@ -1,20 +1,5 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
-{% if nova_network_type == 'calico' %}
-# Calico specific qemu settings
-# Information available at:
-# http://docs.projectcalico.org/en/latest/ubuntu-opens-install.html
-clear_emulator_capabilities = 0
-user = "root"
-group = "root"
-cgroup_device_acl = [
-     "/dev/null", "/dev/full", "/dev/zero",
-     "/dev/random", "/dev/urandom",
-     "/dev/ptmx", "/dev/kvm", "/dev/kqemu",
-     "/dev/rtc", "/dev/hpet", "/dev/net/tun",
-]
-{% endif %}
-
 {% if nova_libvirtd_listen_tls == 1 %}
 # Use of TLS requires that x509 certificates be issued. The default is
 # to keep them in /etc/pki/qemu. This directory must contain